If an Additional Current Path Is Added to a Parallel

question 33

Multiple Choice

If an additional current path is added to a parallel circuit what must happen to total circuit resistance?

• A) Decreases
• B) Increases
• C) Remains the same
• D) No current flow

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Definitions:

Faulty Hindsight

The misjudgment of the reasons behind past decisions based on the outcome rather than on the information available at the time.

Sunk Costs

Costs that have already been incurred and cannot be recovered, which should not influence future business or personal decisions.

Escalated Commitment

A pattern of behavior in which an individual or group continues to rationalize their decisions, invest additional resources, and follow a failing course of action.

Risky Shift

The tendency for groups to make riskier decisions than the average risk initially advocated by their individual members.